diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
index 262ef1f23b3819ea8211ea782637c596a9665873..d7705e5824fb2d39205d55846d560df2a8a03270 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target.c
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ static int iscsit_add_reject(
 	cmd->buf_ptr = kmemdup(buf, ISCSI_HDR_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cmd->buf_ptr) {
 		pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for cmd->buf_ptr\n");
-		iscsit_release_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, false);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ int iscsit_add_reject_from_cmd(
 	cmd->buf_ptr = kmemdup(buf, ISCSI_HDR_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cmd->buf_ptr) {
 		pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for cmd->buf_ptr\n");
-		iscsit_release_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, false);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ int iscsit_handle_nop_out(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 	return 0;
 out:
 	if (cmd)
-		iscsit_release_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, false);
 ping_out:
 	kfree(ping_data);
 	return ret;
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ iscsit_handle_logout_cmd(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd,
 	if (conn->conn_state != TARG_CONN_STATE_LOGGED_IN) {
 		pr_err("Received logout request on connection that"
 			" is not in logged in state, ignoring request.\n");
-		iscsit_release_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, false);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -3665,7 +3665,7 @@ iscsit_immediate_queue(struct iscsi_conn *conn, struct iscsi_cmd *cmd, int state
 		list_del(&cmd->i_conn_node);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
 
-		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, false);
 		break;
 	case ISTATE_SEND_NOPIN_WANT_RESPONSE:
 		iscsit_mod_nopin_response_timer(conn);
@@ -4122,7 +4122,7 @@ static void iscsit_release_commands_from_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 		iscsit_increment_maxcmdsn(cmd, sess);
 
-		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true);
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl2.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl2.c
index ba6091bf93fcde3c1463d6ba54a8ae07f812ddf0..45a5afd5ea13b2eda8bfb11de4f6f238e3996219 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl2.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_erl2.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void iscsit_free_connection_recovery_entires(struct iscsi_session *sess)
 			list_del(&cmd->i_conn_node);
 			cmd->conn = NULL;
 			spin_unlock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
-			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true);
 			spin_lock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void iscsit_free_connection_recovery_entires(struct iscsi_session *sess)
 			list_del(&cmd->i_conn_node);
 			cmd->conn = NULL;
 			spin_unlock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
-			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true);
 			spin_lock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void iscsit_discard_cr_cmds_by_expstatsn(
 		iscsit_remove_cmd_from_connection_recovery(cmd, sess);
 
 		spin_unlock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
-		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true);
 		spin_lock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&cr->conn_recovery_cmd_lock);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int iscsit_discard_unacknowledged_ooo_cmdsns_for_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 		list_del(&cmd->i_conn_node);
 
 		spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
-		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+		iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true);
 		spin_lock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ int iscsit_prepare_cmds_for_realligance(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 			list_del(&cmd->i_conn_node);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
-			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true);
 			spin_lock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int iscsit_prepare_cmds_for_realligance(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 		     iscsi_sna_gte(cmd->cmd_sn, conn->sess->exp_cmd_sn)) {
 			list_del(&cmd->i_conn_node);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
-			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd);
+			iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true);
 			spin_lock_bh(&conn->cmd_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
index 2cc6c9a3ffb8417b4322dcb5688f01b40d47db63..08a3bacef0c599ee72ba13e04d28a0c765783a97 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c
@@ -676,40 +676,56 @@ void iscsit_free_queue_reqs_for_conn(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 void iscsit_release_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cmd->conn;
-
-	iscsit_free_r2ts_from_list(cmd);
-	iscsit_free_all_datain_reqs(cmd);
-
 	kfree(cmd->buf_ptr);
 	kfree(cmd->pdu_list);
 	kfree(cmd->seq_list);
 	kfree(cmd->tmr_req);
 	kfree(cmd->iov_data);
 
-	if (conn) {
+	kmem_cache_free(lio_cmd_cache, cmd);
+}
+
+static void __iscsit_free_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *cmd, bool scsi_cmd,
+			      bool check_queues)
+{
+	struct iscsi_conn *conn = cmd->conn;
+
+	if (scsi_cmd) {
+		if (cmd->data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE) {
+			iscsit_stop_dataout_timer(cmd);
+			iscsit_free_r2ts_from_list(cmd);
+		}
+		if (cmd->data_direction == DMA_FROM_DEVICE)
+			iscsit_free_all_datain_reqs(cmd);
+	}
+
+	if (conn && check_queues) {
 		iscsit_remove_cmd_from_immediate_queue(cmd, conn);
 		iscsit_remove_cmd_from_response_queue(cmd, conn);
 	}
-
-	kmem_cache_free(lio_cmd_cache, cmd);
 }
 
-void iscsit_free_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *cmd)
+void iscsit_free_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *cmd, bool shutdown)
 {
+	struct se_cmd *se_cmd = NULL;
+	int rc;
 	/*
 	 * Determine if a struct se_cmd is associated with
 	 * this struct iscsi_cmd.
 	 */
 	switch (cmd->iscsi_opcode) {
 	case ISCSI_OP_SCSI_CMD:
-		if (cmd->data_direction == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
-			iscsit_stop_dataout_timer(cmd);
+		se_cmd = &cmd->se_cmd;
+		__iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true, shutdown);
 		/*
 		 * Fallthrough
 		 */
 	case ISCSI_OP_SCSI_TMFUNC:
-		transport_generic_free_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, 1);
+		rc = transport_generic_free_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, 1);
+		if (!rc && shutdown && se_cmd && se_cmd->se_sess) {
+			__iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true, shutdown);
+			target_put_sess_cmd(se_cmd->se_sess, se_cmd);
+		}
 		break;
 	case ISCSI_OP_REJECT:
 		/*
@@ -718,11 +734,19 @@ void iscsit_free_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *cmd)
 		 * associated cmd->se_cmd needs to be released.
 		 */
 		if (cmd->se_cmd.se_tfo != NULL) {
-			transport_generic_free_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, 1);
+			se_cmd = &cmd->se_cmd;
+			__iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true, shutdown);
+
+			rc = transport_generic_free_cmd(&cmd->se_cmd, 1);
+			if (!rc && shutdown && se_cmd->se_sess) {
+				__iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, true, shutdown);
+				target_put_sess_cmd(se_cmd->se_sess, se_cmd);
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		/* Fall-through */
 	default:
+		__iscsit_free_cmd(cmd, false, shutdown);
 		cmd->release_cmd(cmd);
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
index 4f8e01a47081ff72328130a62278d421ec73ed08..a4422659d04944f58c85670bfd08c646c1bcf5ff 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extern void iscsit_remove_cmd_from_tx_queues(struct iscsi_cmd *, struct iscsi_co
 extern bool iscsit_conn_all_queues_empty(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern void iscsit_free_queue_reqs_for_conn(struct iscsi_conn *);
 extern void iscsit_release_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *);
-extern void iscsit_free_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *);
+extern void iscsit_free_cmd(struct iscsi_cmd *, bool);
 extern int iscsit_check_session_usage_count(struct iscsi_session *);
 extern void iscsit_dec_session_usage_count(struct iscsi_session *);
 extern void iscsit_inc_session_usage_count(struct iscsi_session *);